by Murugaraj Shanmugam | Jan 11, 2021 | Copyediting, Courses, Making of an editor
Last Sunday, we announced the launch of our first course, Essentials of Language Editing. Today, we are closing the course as all seats are booked. The course may be open again in February/March 2021. The following courses will be launched during February and March....
by Murugaraj Shanmugam | Jan 3, 2021 | Announcement, Courses, Making of an editor
It has been a little more than two years since I left my full-time job. All I wanted to do was teach copyediting. Two organizations immediately offered opportunities to train their editors on specific needs through friends in the profession who knew me. (Thank you,...
by Murugaraj | Nov 26, 2020 | Making of an editor, Microsoft Word
Indian Copyeditors Forum has been conducting a weekly webinar series on various topics related to editing. As part of this series, I recently conducted an online session on using wild cards in MS Word. In this 2-hour-long session, I introduced the various wild card...
by Murugaraj | Oct 31, 2020 | Agreement, Making of an editor, Mind maps, SVA
There has been a lot of activity since the announcement about our first course, Essentials of Language Editing, was made. It is encouraging and exciting to see that a good number of editors and aspiring editors have shown interest in the sample lesson on subject–verb...
by Murugaraj Shanmugam | Oct 3, 2020 | Copyediting, Making of an editor, Microsoft Word, Tools of Trade
Style sheets are an integral part of copyediting. Among other advantages, style sheets are a great companion because they make editing efficient. Recently, I spoke to editors from Indian Copyeditors Forum on the use of style sheets. The hour-long presentation has been...
by Saravanakumar M | Aug 14, 2019 | Making of an editor
Among all inventions, very few impact our day-to-day lives as much as the Internet. It has made communication easier, simplified many complex processes and, last but not least, created umpteen resources to gain wide-ranging knowledge. No one could argue against that....
